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2025-09-16T17:11:55-04:00

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The Long Shadows of Fall in the Bluegrass

Last updated on: September 16, 2025 at 5:11 pm By Ben Witherington

The scientists were right of course. Not only does light bend, so do shadows, and in the Fall the shadows get long. One of my favorite things to do is drive the backroads in the Bluegrass, especially the ones between south Lexington on Military Pike, and then on towards Midway. There are endless horse farms which themselves are beautiful, including the giant one, Windstar, closer to Versailles, but just riding early in the morning with the morning shadows produces remarkable... Read more

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What would you do if I sang out of tune

2025-09-11T21:37:57-04:00

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Downton Abbey– the Grand Finale only in Theaters

Last updated on: September 11, 2025 at 9:37 pm By Ben Witherington

After West Wing, Downton Abbey has to be one of the most watched and re-watched TV shows of the last 30 years or so— and rightly so. Julian Fellowes brilliant scripts with witty British dialogue and zingers, interesting characters both upstairs and down in the house, excellent acting and interesting plot lines, leads to millions of people caring about what happens to these fictional characters presenting us with a story of England coming out of the Victorian era and WWI... Read more

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Should old acquaintance be forgot...

2025-09-04T20:47:40-04:00

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1 Corinthians 13– by Joni Mitchell (and Hejira)

Last updated on: September 4, 2025 at 8:47 pm By Ben Witherington

This beautiful rendering of 1 Corinthians 13 is on Joni’s last major lp of new material, and it is the best song on the album as well. There are various better albums by Joni from her earlier albums, but few better or more poignant songs than this one. Read more

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Love is greater than faith or hope

2025-09-04T20:30:31-04:00

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When Lee Strobel went from Atheist to Christian

Last updated on: September 4, 2025 at 8:30 pm By Ben Witherington

Lee Strobel was a lawyer. He knew the rules about evidence and proof. And one day he came to interview me at Asbury many years ago. He was writing his first book, that turned out to be big— The Case for Christ. He even had me filmed playing the guitar. The video is still out there somewhere. I was telling him about why Jesus called himself the Son of Man and why that’s a major clue as to how he... Read more

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He is risen indeed!

2025-09-04T12:38:00-04:00

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Phil Payne’s Review of the ESV

Last updated on: September 4, 2025 at 12:38 pm By Ben Witherington

This review was first published by the CBE, and I am in complete agreement with Phil Paynes critique. It does not do justice at all that the various passages in the NT that support women doing various sorts of ministry. In some case it relies on totally fictitious readings of the Greek. For instance, there is no evidence at all for a Greek make name Junias— that would be rather like ‘a boy named Sue’. You don’t name your sons... Read more

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2025-09-03T15:16:45-04:00

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A Classic Quote from Fred Craddock

Last updated on: September 3, 2025 at 3:16 pm By Ben Witherington

“When I was in my late teens, I wanted to be a preacher. When I was in my late twenties, I wanted to be a good preacher. Now that I’m older, I want more than anything else to be a Christian. To live simply, to love generously, to speak truthfully, to serve faithfully and to leave everything else to God.”— Fred Craddock. Amen to that brother Fred. I sure do miss you. Those sermons at Lake Junaluska moved me... Read more

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2025-08-30T08:06:33-04:00

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The Changing Face of Graduate Level Christian Education

Last updated on: August 30, 2025 at 8:06 am By Ben Witherington

Unfortunately, graduate level Christian education has been in trouble for a while. Seminaries are closing, faculty replacements of those retiring is happening less frequently, and going to purely ‘online’ education is not saving the day. And in addition to all this there is the problem, as well as the promise, of Artificial Intelligence (which by the way relies on existing data created by real human beings with all its flaws, foibles, and yes also facts). The temptation to let AI... Read more

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But have you learned the Scriptures

2025-08-29T10:52:47-04:00

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The Changing World of Christian Publishing

Last updated on: August 29, 2025 at 10:52 am By Ben Witherington

I was having a chat with a good friend who has spent much of his career as an editor for various Christian publishing houses. While I had noticed that some things were changing, I had not fully realize how much that was the case for Christian publishing. So I asked my friend— why? Why were things so different now compared to say 15-20 years ago. His answer surprised me— COVID 19 was a game changer for Christian publishing. How so?... Read more

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Erasmus said 'When I have money I buy books. If anything is leftover I buy food.'

2025-08-29T08:02:11-04:00

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Has any one seen the Lost Gospels?

Last updated on: August 29, 2025 at 8:02 am By Ben Witherington

Here’s another good post by Philip Jenkins… The Rediscovery, and Re-Forgetting, of the Lost Gospels Read more

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Gospels in the lost and found

2025-08-26T12:35:59-04:00

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An Excellent Essay by Philip Jenkins-Discovered Texts

Last updated on: August 26, 2025 at 12:35 pm By Ben Witherington

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